Where does “narco-” come from?
narco- (Spanish) comes from Spanish narcótico, from Ancient Greek ναρκωτικός, from Ancient Greek ναρκόω, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
narco- (Spanish): of or pertaining to narcotics or their trade and...
Definitions
- of or pertaining to narcotics or their trade and...
Ancestry of “narco-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | narcótico | narcotic; drug |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ναρκωτικός | making stiff or numb, narcotic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ναρκόω | I benumb |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |